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MÖTLEY CRÜE Drummer, EVANESCENCE Singer Featured In New JOHNNY CASH Video

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee and Amy Lee of EVANESCENCE are among 36 stars who appear in the new video for the JOHNNY CASH song "God's Gonna Cut You Down". The treatment for the clip was written by Justin Timberlake, who came up with the video's concept while he was taking a break from recording .....

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SLIPKNOT Announces Special 'Voliminal: Inside The Nine' DVD Screenings

Multi-platinum, Grammy-winning, hard rock enigma SLIPKNOT has announced one-time-only screenings of their new breakthrough film "Voliminal: Inside the Nine" (Roadrunner Records). Screenings will take place in select cities on the day of the double DVD-set's commercial release, December 5. Markets in...

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BYZANTINE Prepares To Record New Album

West Virginia's forward-thinking metal band BYZANTINE will tentatively enter the studio December 8 to record the follow-up to 2005's "...And They Shall Take Up Serpents". They will then take a break from the recording process to support GOD FORBID for two weeks on a tour package also boasting GOATWH...

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BRUCE KULICK Talks About His Time With KISS

The Pop Culture Addict recently conducted an interview with former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick. A few excerpts from the chat follow: The Pop Culture Addict: You were saying that you're not in KISS anymore but anytime you can get involved that you still do. Now with Ge...

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VINNY APPICE, RHINO BUCKET To Perform At SANDY WEST Tribute Concert

According to Rockdetector.com, Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO),RHINO BUCKET and Chuck Wright (QUIET RIOT) are among the musicians that are scheduled to perform at a tribute concert to late THE RUNAWAYS drummer Sandy West, who passed away on October 21 after a long battle with lung cancer. The sho...

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Legendary Birmingham Nightclub Edward's No. 8 Destroyed In Fire

BBC News reports that a major fire (photo) has destroyed the legendary Edward's No. 8 metal/rock nightclub in Birmingham, England's city center. Five hundred people had to be led to safety as the blaze took hold in the early hours of Sunday (Nov. 12) at the club. Ten people were treated ...

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OVERKILL Announces First Tour Dates For 2007

Veteran East coast thrashers OVERKILL, who are currently in the studio recording the follow-up to their 2005 album "Relix IV", have announced the following shows for 2007: Jan. 19 - Eck's Saloon - Lakewood, CO Jan. 20 - Showbox - Seattle, WA Jan. 21 - Whisky A-Go-Go - West Hollywood, CA Jan. 23 - Go...

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TOMMY LEE Shops For Pricey Sports Cars: Video Available

MÖTLEY CRÜE and ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA drummer Tommy Lee hit up the Claus Ettensberger Showroom in West Los Angeles on Friday (November 3),trying to decide between a $750,000 Porsche and a $320,000 Ferrari. Watch footage from TMZ.com. ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA — whose lineup is completed by guitarist Gilby...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE Members To Guest On 'The Tourbus' This Saturday

Guitarist Kenny Hickey and drummer Johnny Kelly of TYPE O NEGATIVE will appear on the syndicated radio show "The Tourbus" this Saturday night, November 11. The duo will leave "The Tourbus" for their own tour bus starting a West Coast swing onstage with DANZIG. Kelly and Hickey will talk about the up...

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GOATWHORE To Guest On MTV2's 'Headbanger's Ball'

Southern black metal/sludge masters GOATWHORE will be heading over to the MTV2 studios in New York City on Wednesday, November 29 to tape their "Headbanger's Ball" segment, which will air on Saturday, December 2. The band's video for "Alchemy of the Black Sun Cult" will air this Saturday, November 1...

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ENTOMBED Explains U.S. Tour Cancellation

Sweden's ENTOMBED has issued a statement explaining the band's reasons for the cancellation of its previously announced West Coast tour with DISMEMBER and GRAVE. The statetement reads as follows: "Due to circumstances beyond our control, ENTOMBED sadly has had to postpone their upcoming USA West Coa...

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DISMEMBER And GRAVE To Play West Coast Dates After All

Despite announcing earlier today that the ENTOMBED / DISMEMBER / GRAVE West Coast tour was cancelled following headliner ENTOMBED's inability to make the trek, Thunderdome Touring has released a follow-up statement indicating that it has re-secured DISMEMBER and GRAVE to continue with the tour for D...

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SEBASTIAN BACH To Jam With ANTHRAX Members In NYC This Friday

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has issued the following update: "The reunion of SAVAGE ANIMAL! My good buddy Scott Ian [of ANTHRAX] has opened a brand new bar in New York City and my band is gonna go jam with Scott, Frankie Bello [ANTHRAX bassist] and Pearl Aday [MOTHER PEARL frontwoman, Sc...

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TOOL Credits Grunge Scene For Band's Success

Launch Radio Networks reports: TOOL may be one of the most recognizable names on the rock scene today, but that wasn't always the case. The band began on the West Coast in the early '90s, but it took the success of Seattle's grunge scene to make TOOL the international success that it is today. Launc...

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FREDDIE MERCURY's Life Story Is Being Turned Into A Hollywood Film

PR-inside.com reports that Freddie Mercury's life story is being turned into a Hollywood film. The legendary QUEEN frontman — famous for such hits as "We Are The Champions" and "Bohemian Rhapsody" — tragically died of AIDS in 1991 and now his former bandmate Brian May has revealed a biopic about his...